Hilaire Belloc Poems

Here are the poem lyrics of some of the best Hilaire Belloc poems. To make your browsing more effective, I have included a bit of each poem after the title.

Because My Faltering Feet
Because my faltering feet may fail to dare
The first descendant of the steps of Hell
Give me the Word in time that triumphs there.
I too must pass into the misty hollow


Is There Any Reward?
Is there any reward?
I'm beginning to doubt it.
I am broken and bored,
Is there any reward?


The Big Baboon
The Big Baboon is found upon
The plains of Cariboo:
He goes about with nothing on
(A shocking thing to do).


The Birds
When Jesus Christ was four years old
The angels brought Him toys of gold,
Which no man ever had bought or sold.


The Lion
The Lion, the Lion, he dwells in the Waste,
He has a big head and a very small waist;

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